Sean Spicer on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live': I Haven't Seen Trump Naked

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NEW YORK — It was a different Sean Spicer who paid a visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday night.

This was a smiling, chill Spicer, in marked contrast to the six hot-tempered months he spent as White House press secretary, conducting volatile news conferences that were given added heat thanks to Melissa McCarthy's unsparing impersonation of him on "Saturday Night Live."

At Kimmel's urging, Spicer tried to account for the tension that prevailed between him and the press corps.

"Some of us who worked very hard to get (Trump) elected felt as though a lot of folks, in the media particularly, constantly sought to undermine the validity of that election," Spicer said. "So you to have to understand it sometimes from that perspective."

If Kimmel thought Spicer would dish dirt on Trump, he was disappointed.

"Sean, you don't work there anymore," Kimmel jokingly egged him on. "You don't have to worry about him. We can protect you here."

But Spicer remained resolute in his defense of Trump, declaring at one point, "He's a good man that really cares about this country."

Even so, Spicer did acknowledge that the relationship between the press and the White House could stand some improvement.

"I think there's a time when we can start taking down the temperature and get back to a more civil and constructive dialogue," he said.

To that Kimmel fired back, "You mean when Mike Pence takes over?"

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